Elizabeth:
Queen Elizabeth was Queen of England and Ireland. She was born on September 7th, 1533. Queen Elizabeth’s Life I Queen Elizabeth, a daughter of King Henry VIII and his second wife Anne Boleyn. I was born on September 7, 1533 at Greenwich Palace. The next eight years of my life saw a quick succession of stepmothers. As a child, I was given a very impressive education. My half-sister was Queen Mary I. Mary was a very bad queen. She lit people on fire until they would confess, they were Catholic. I finally had taken the throne on November 17th, 1558. I was crowned Queen on January 15th, 1559. I succeeded in furthering England's interests in the face of foreign threats and religious unrest at home. When I was Queen, I re-established the Protestant Church in England. I became Supreme Governor of the Church of England. I was a committed Protestant, and spent time in church every day. My highlights while being Queen was to make the church of England a state religion, while avoiding wars with churches. When I was Queen it was called the Golden Age of England because it was a time of great achievement and prosperity. People thought I was a great ruler and ruled for 45 years.
Shakespeare:
Shakespeare was born in 1564. He was baptism on April 26, 1564. His father was a promised citizen serving on the town council for many years and had become major in 1568. Shakespeare wrote plays, poems, and stories. His first printed works were two long poems, Venusand Adonis (1593 and The Rape of Lucrece. (1594) They were both dedicated to the Earl of Southampton, a young courtier and favorite of Queen Elizabeth 1, who had become Shakespeare's patron.
James l: He was borm on June 19, 1566 and died on March 27, 1625. He spoke 6 languages. King James I granted a charter to the virginian company to establish a English colony in North America. Then 104 settlers sailed to Chesapeake Bay.
Queen Elizabeth was Queen of England and Ireland. She was born on September 7th, 1533.
Queen Elizabeth’s Life
I Queen Elizabeth, a daughter of King Henry VIII and his second wife Anne Boleyn. I was born on September 7, 1533 at Greenwich Palace. The next eight years of my life saw a quick succession of stepmothers. As a child, I was given a very impressive education. My half-sister was Queen Mary I. Mary was a very bad queen. She lit people on fire until they would confess, they were Catholic. I finally had taken the throne on November 17th, 1558. I was crowned Queen on January 15th, 1559. I succeeded in furthering England's interests in the face of foreign threats and religious unrest at home. When I was Queen, I re-established the Protestant Church in England. I became Supreme Governor of the Church of England. I was a committed Protestant, and spent time in church every day. My highlights while being Queen was to make the church of England a state religion, while avoiding wars with churches. When I was Queen it was called the Golden Age of England because it was a time of great achievement and prosperity. People thought I was a great ruler and ruled for 45 years.
Shakespeare:
Shakespeare was born in 1564. He was baptism on April 26, 1564. His father was a promised citizen serving on the town council for many years and had become major in 1568. Shakespeare wrote plays, poems, and stories. His first printed works were two long poems, Venus and Adonis (1593 and The Rape of Lucrece. (1594) They were both dedicated to the Earl of Southampton, a young courtier and favorite of Queen Elizabeth 1, who had become Shakespeare's patron.
James l: He was borm on June 19, 1566 and died on March 27, 1625. He spoke 6 languages. King James I granted a charter to the virginian company to establish a English colony in North America. Then 104 settlers sailed to Chesapeake Bay.
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"The Life of King James I of England." Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature. 13 Feb. 2009 <http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/james/jamesbio.htm>.
"The Complete Works of William Shakespeare." The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. 13 Feb. 2009 <http://shakespeare.mit.edu/>.
"James 1." English Grammar Online - free exercises, explanations, vocabulary, dictionary and teaching materials. 17 Feb. 2009 <http://www.ego4u.com/en/read-on/countries/uk/monarchy/james-1>.
"Elizabeth I." TudorHistory.org. 17 Feb. 2009 <http://www.tudorhistory.org/elizabeth/>.